Bhubaneswar, Feb 19( Odisha.in) Nationalist Congress Party supremo, Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar bitterly criticised the B.J.P.-B.J.D. Government in Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik and appealed the people to ensure outser of this Government for all round development of the State which is rich in minerals, natural and human resources.
Pawar said that though huge amount of money is coming from the centre for development of the State, Orissa Government is unable to utilise the funds in time.
The farmers in the State are utterly neglected and are facing lots of problems. They are being deprived of water for agricultural purpose while industries are getting water in priority. Farmers are forced to commit suicide.
Condemning the recent Naxal attacks in the State, Pawar held the Government responible for fueling such activities by taking anti-people steps.
Pawar highlighted failures of the Naveen Patnaik Government and urged to replace it with a progessive Government.
Orissa unit NCP president Bijoy Mohapatra and other senior leaders also addressed the rally. Among others Tariq Anwar, Secrectary General of NCP, A.B. Tripathy, Spokesman of the party, Ashok Das, Amar Satpathy, Prashant Nanda, Anadi Sahu etc. also spoke.
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